Between Shadow and Soul by M. L. Buchman

Author:M. L. Buchman [Buchman, M. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Buchman Bookworks, Inc.

Chapter 6

“I already was. It’s only three. I may know about it, but I’m not in your WHPF.”

And, as if a mission clock had just ticked to zero dark thirty, he felt himself go very still. This instinct had saved his life innumerable times on missions. It was odd that it had been triggered here, especially because he wasn’t sure why.

There been no more than a hint. A shift.

It could be nothing, a bat winging by aloft on its hunt for mosquitos. Or it could be an enemy patrol crossing mere steps away from a hidden position.

Silence, perfect and complete silence revealed the truth more often than not.

There was, below conscious awareness, the basso thrum of the air conditioning systems. The cycling of the dishwashing equipment on the floor above sent a splash down through the thick lead pipes in the ceiling of Miss Watson’s office. A brief rattle of dog tags marked Zackie’s rolling over in his dog bed.

They had been discussing the White House Protection Force. His knowledge of it without any participation on his part.

He opened his eyes, having closed them to listen.

Miss Watson was no longer the charming matron with an unusual background. Now she watched him with all of the sharp-eyed assessment of a seasoned CIA field agent.

“An interesting thought, isn’t it, colonel?”

“What thought?” What had he missed that she’d seen?

In his peripheral vision he could see Dilya glance back and forth between them. Then she giggled, completely breaking the tableau.

“What?”

She shook her head violently enough to flop hair over her face, but this time she shoved it aside. She only had to be told something once and she had it fully integrated. He tried to read her face, but she just shook her head.

“Ask Miss Watson about her Russian general. I love that story.”

He waited, but Dilya understood the power of silence too well for that to work on her.

Finally, in unison, they turned to Miss Watson.

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